Why is the front desk manager at The Benjamin wearing a nightcap and terrycloth bathrobe?
He’s observing National Sleep Awareness Week, a yearly educational campaign promoting the importance of sleep. The week culminates in the worst day of the year, Sunday March 11, when Daylight Savings Time begins and we spring forward, losing a precious hour of shut-eye. (more…)
Pumpkins at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel.
The official bloom of Thanksgiving? The pumpkin, of course. So in honor of this noble gourd, equally agreeable embellishing a tabletop, a soup or a pie, we bring you Overnight New York’s pumpkin fast facts and show how two hotels, the Jumeirah Essex House and New York Hilton, displayed the big orange guys this year.
+ Cucurbitaceae — the family of squashes, melons and gourds from which pumpkins, like cucumbers and watermelons, hail.
+ 7000 to 5500 B.C. – the years the earliest pumpkin-related seeds date from. (They were discovered in Mexico.) (more…)
Nightcap at the Benjamin's National Bar
In case you didn’t know, we just wrapped up National Sleep Awareness Week, which culminated at 2 am on March 13th, the day we “spring forward” and return to Daylight Savings Time, one hour blearier (but oh, those long evenings).
It’s not exactly a national holiday, but don’t tell the Benjamin Hotel in midtown, which has celebrated sleep awareness for a decade. (more…)
Wine -- real or virtual?
Can you tweet a wine tasting?
A trio of top sommeliers from Four Seasons hotels aims to find out on November 17. That night, at 7 pm New York time, anyone anywhere can log onto Twitter, search for hashtag #FSWine, raise a glass (crystal or virtual) and join the online discussion that ensues in what’s billed as the first ever online wine tasting at Four Seasons.
The idea is to sample and discuss wines that will go well with holiday foods. Two reds and a white made the cut. Participants are encouraged to purchase them locally, sniff, swirl and sip along with the pros, and join the twitter. (more…)
Fashion Week may be history, but designers haven’t stopped unveiling their newest creations. (more…)
We find it really hard to get excited about a new banking product, even when there’s a hotel connection. But we can see the appeal of a new credit card that made its debut yesterday.
Use the Hyatt Chase Visa card just once, and you get two free nights at any Hyatt property in the world, including New York outposts like the shiny new Andaz hotels on Wall Street and Fifth Avenue. (more…)